Nocturnes for a society is an immersive sound experience that spans a whole night and is centred on the audience. Myriam Van Imschoot and Lucas van Haesbroeck create an environment that is both tactile and sonic, luminous and obscure, and that challenges our habits of perception. Like the pioneering composer and sound activist Pauline Oliveros—to whom this performance is dedicated—the artists believe in the unifying vitality of multiple voices.

Myriam Van Imschoot (BE)

Myriam Van Imschoot makes performances and creates sound poetry, vocal pieces, video and sound installations. She creates work for specific public spaces, both urban and rural. She is currently exploring ‘new polyphonies’ and their social and political implications. Van Imschoot is regularly commissioned for voice workshops or workshops on sound poetry with Marcus Bergner.

Lucas van Haesbroeck

Lucas van Haesbroeck is fascinated by shadow and the light that engenders it. He is also a frequent collaborator as
a light designer and scenographer, like wiht Musica, C-takt en Down The Rabbit Hole (november 2021), Benjamin Vandewalle, Hyoid voices, (september 2021), tgStan (januari 2021), Kristien De Proost (september 2020), Thomas Bellinck, etc. He started collaborating with Myriam Van Imschoot in 2020 (newpolyphonies). Noctures for a Society is their first joint creation.